SaskTel today announced they have been named one of Canada’s Top Greenest Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for the 8th consecutive year. The Canada’s Top Greenest Employers competition recognizes 50 employers across Canada who have achieved excellence through their commitment to environmentally responsible practices and programs.

“This award is a testament to our leading environmental policies and evidence of our commitment to the communities where we operate,” said Doug Burnett, SaskTel VP of Human Resources and Corporate Services. “It is very important to us that we operate in an environmentally responsible fashion and our employees should be commended for their commitment to environmental initiatives.”

The Top Greenest Employer award recognizes SaskTel’s leading environmental policies, waste reduction, recycling and fuel efficiency efforts, as well as their Environmental Management System aligned with ISO 14001 standards.

Mediacorp also recently named SaskTel one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers for the 10th consecutive year. In addition, SaskTel has received awards in the categories of Top Employers for Young People, and Top Diversity Employers. For more information about Canada’s Greenest Employers, including the full list of companies and reasons for selection, visit www.canadastop100.com/environmental.

About SaskTel

SaskTel is the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider in Saskatchewan, with over $1.2 billion in annual revenue and over 1.4 million customer connections including over 618,000 wireless accesses, 437,000 wireline network accesses, 258,000 Internet accesses and over 103,000 maxTV™ subscribers. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries offer a wide range of ICT products and services including competitive voice, data and Internet services, wireless data services, maxTV services, data centre services, cloud-based services, security monitoring services, advertising services, and international software and consulting services. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have a workforce of approximately 4,000 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). Visit SaskTel at www.sasktel.com.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Greg Jacobs, Manager of External Communications
Phone: (306) 777-3433
Email: greg.jacobs@sasktel.com